New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-07

him. 1t would have been to his detriment If crowd
seeing General Boulanger peeping from behind the
curtain forced its way into the room and mahe MIN
show himself at an open window. NJ. Clemenceau as
soon M the momentary soreness passed away vlndF
Gated his absent friend, who he said sws,cd by
hard position and party requirements. The Generh
did not know OF his illness during the debate Id
France" wants to maze out NJ. Clemenceau sort
OF little Brutus. The old schoo-iellow and the COM
panion with whom the gederous soldier took sweet
counsel gave the unkndest kick of ALL The last time
they met the old amity was undated ana they ootn
agreed a cipher telegram with which to correspond
without fearing the prying eyes of postoce omcas'
l can understand how on the first blush uenerai
Bou LANCER deeply hurt and how MS native
goodness and of fairness brought him to explain
away an ything that was hurtful In NJ Clemenceaus
words
But what prscedes is nothing to what Deputy Laur
narrates in a second ettor to La France lie dis
tincty declares that two attempts were made by the
party which now governs NJ. Rouver 10 bring General
Boulanger to be the honk of tho Republic. One took
place just alter the S;hnaebeles affair. Efghty-four
Generals came to the War Oic, to tell HIM that II
certain to break ont ana that II he wanted
their support to take strong attitude and TO speak
up and out. He might trust to them. They wero
ready to follow him anywhere and he had ouly TO
order the army wbithersoeyer he would The Tact OF
this temptation got out The Monare hsts held
council. their chief men thought it time to talk
plainly to the General and in doing get at his real
aims aud objects. For some time the Right had been
making approaches toward him. Their journals
which had attacked him ierocIously wheeled round
aud began to stroke him down. NJ. kochefort noticed
this and tancyng that General Boulanger was secretly
With them squirted him with vtriol But the Gen-
eral called him to explain TO him how things were
and to put him up to what was brewing. deputa-
ton of Mon archist OF divers haes one day came 10
tne War Olics. Alter much be sting about the 0ash
and throwing ont many fcelers they came TO the
point Never, they said, did q General snoy 40 hne
position Marshal Buseaud was the idol OF the army,
but the nation knew nothing OF him. dcherai
Cavaignac only liked by part OF the trmy aud
the correct bourgeois Republicans lie was hatei by
the democracy OF the great towns and the peasants
did not like him. General Bouanger had every one
with him. lie had the Generals, the subalterns, the
soldier and the democracy, and from Il lntransl-
ceant" OF NJ Rochetort to LIE Figaro" the press had
e,me to ioir in singing his praises Why then with
this astounding power reGai1 the servant OF Repub-
lie that had neither deep root wide branch which
was shaken violently one day by the wind oil oppor-
tunisn, another by Radioalism, and which was goin2
on TO the deepest dye OF Socialism
The General, who Is very well bred man, listened
when he had heard his visitors out told them that
nothing could be done against the Republican regime
1hey then changed their batteries and argued mat
perhaps the nation would not like any return to old
forms and that it waatcl to stick TO the Republic
but Re public without Republicans. 1t was perhaps
difficult 10 toss the former but might not the
latter be stamped down The General thought u
we'll to lnd all that they we're up TO and stu went
on smiling AMI listening. They told MN that III
popularity in the nature OF things could not be last
ins. aud a.ked him plumpy whethee It would not DO
we'll to make his hay While the sun was shining ihs
he could best do by working tor an eventual rest0ra-
ton OF tue Comic dc Paris. Ono day he might lean
the army. another on the democracy, and SO on
until the time ripe for him to 20 to Dover TO offer
Phillppe VII the crown of France A virtual DIE
tature that could preserve tne existing governmental
machine while giving it monarchical twists ould bs
the best road out of tbs Republic into Monarchy
General B,nIanger such IDOL that he might do
what he pleased until popular favor ebbed from him.
Tas cuaspirators thsn got their answer and 90 went
OF to intrigue with MI. Rouviei and Ferry. What
General Boulanger said this i went TO the Re-
public in no haf-heartod way. The notion of setting
myself up a. a Dictator Is absurd. What vic tory lid
eve gain Nv only merit and my only object Is
having prepared France to defcnd herself against the
Germans TO that task | mean 10 devote myself
War canno. be avoided. All can do TO make ready is
not enough. You have no idea In what n state OF
alarm the Government lives. At this Ministry we arc
night AID day "a busy "a we can oe. Why. you will
soon know. You want me in this juncture to come
into your political plans Do you think me n mad
man and a traitor In any case let there be no mis-
UNDERSTANDING | have long noticed how YOU vote
with inc. and do not like own, TO be so much the
object of your favor Mark we'll these words II
ever JON IN coup detat IL W i'll be against YOU when
Won think yoursev able overthrow the Rspub lie
NJ Forty / ani sure. thinks to jockey the dOrleans
He will try get the votes OF their TRENDS at the
next election for the Presidency OF the Republic and
then do what best suits his bpok. u. Rouyier -
4, vile and his wife the social utlaw that he
and she mannuvre to get themselves whtewashed by
ROYAL authority. should not wonder II the ex-wlie
of the Abbe Constant were To receive hereafter the
Golden Rose OF Purity from the Pope.
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